For those of you who have been interested in getting more involved in the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program at a global level, here is a tremendous opportunity. For more information on the Senior Director, Global Health Programs position, please visit the link below.

Please help our colleagues at the Lurie Institute find recently pregnant women with intellectual or development disabilities to take part in their important work. This is a patient population that we know far too little about. The project is funded by the NICHD and will be disseminated by ACOG and the American College of Nurse Midwives.

The Special Hope Foundation has recently produced two videos that are testimonies to the best practices in delivering health care to individuals with disabilities. They are excellent for training healthcare providers, students, office and clinic staff, therapists,educators, social workers, policy makers, families, individuals with disabilities, payors and advocates.